Uptown Records is making a comeback after contributing to the development of hip-hop and R&B in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The iconic label, which was founded by the late hip-hop executive Andre ...

DJ Sandman outside Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida in 2020. Nick Major has always been about unity A member of the late-1980s ...

The music genre that became a global sensation started with some creative teens just getting together and riffing rhymes to ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

When the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards took place in Tokyo last month, the guest list from around the world offered a useful measure of how far anime has travelled. The annual ceremony, organised by ...

Rap artist Rob Base, best known for the 1980s hip-hop classic It Takes Two, has died after a bout of cancer aged 59. The musician, whose real name was Robert Ginyard, created the hit song with his ...

Rob Base was an American rapper, performer, and hip-hop pioneer who had an estimated net worth of $500,000 at the time of his death in 2026. Best known as one-half of the legendary duo Rob Base & DJ E ...

Rob Base has died at the age of 59 following a private battle with cancer, according to sources. He is said to have passed away on 22 May 2026, surrounded by his family, with tributes emerging after ...

Veteran rapper Rob Base, one-half of the iconic rap duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, has died at the age of 59 following a private battle with cancer. The Harlem-born artist passed away peacefully ...

The hip-hop legend passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, just four days after celebrating his 59th birthday. Rob Base, the hip-hop artist best known for the 1988 platinum hit “It Takes Two,” ...

If the 1990s were a golden age for rap music, then it was the 1980s that helped to usher it in. Sure, the 1990s had acts like Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and Eminem, but the decade prior boasted its own ...

Part of the art of finding a sample is understanding the nuances of the songs you’re hearing and the thought process of expanding these indistinguishable moments into pure magic. It isn’t always the ...